State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Connecticut
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Connecticut, $100,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.3% — not 31.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.8%
Alaska vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+33.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $132,690
- p25
- $130,340
- p75
- $136,450
- p10
- $60,590
- p90
- $138,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Connecticut
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $100,690
- p25
- $97,630
- p75
- $103,380
- p10
- $87,190
- p90
- $106,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.